A Lightning bolt struck
My branches were almost dead
Steadfast, here I stood
Allowing roots to regroup
And rebuild my forest roof
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Ivor Steven (c) May 2023
Winter Slaps Autumn In the Eye (a Tanka)
Time shortens in stride
Autumn leaves pepper the ground
Winter slaps the sky
Midday sun closes her eyes
Naked trees wisely survive
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Ivor Steven (c) May 2023
Mothers (a Tanka)
Happy Mothers Day
The queens of my universe
Your stars light my sky
Every day and every night
On my bended knees, I stay
Ivor Steven (c) May 2023
Please Note: All photos in my article today were taken by my cousin Maureen, and she kindly allowed me to reproduce them here on my poetry website.
Today at Sunrise (a Tanka)
Dawn on Anzac Day
My cousins are in Torquay
United they stand
Remembering their fathers
Peace they cry, “Lest We Forget”
Ivor Steven (c) 25th April 2023
The Crescent Moon and Venus 6.10pm, April 23rd
The Universe of Love and Light (a Tanka)
The Moon and Venus
Crystalize the twilight sky
Together they dance
She, in the crescent moon’s arms
Love unites the universe
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Ivor Steven (c) April 2023
A Butterfly Sits on the Mushroom (a Tanka)
Imagine the scene
A butterfly fluttering
Atop the mushroom
A subconscious fantasy
My Autumn afternoon dream
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Ivor Steven (c) April 2023
Cooking For Frankie (a Tanka)
The casserole lid
Breaks, slashing a left digit
Not the typing hand!
An emergency visit
I ask, “How many stitches?”
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Ivor Steven (c) March 2023
I am not insane
I have lost myself in pain
I know I’ts not time
I have the will to survive
I’m a walrus goo goo g’joob
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Ivor Steven (c) February 2023
Please Let Them Grow (a Tanka)
Ravages of war
Shall not weary their progress
United they stand
Strong and resilient they grow
Let the earth be their witness
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Ivor Steven (c) January 2023
Crisscross (a Tanka)
The deep blue sky-ways
Magnify intrusive wires
Artificial lines
Crisscross every horizon
But nature holds the power
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Ivor Steven (c) December 2022
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